“Anna”
1 mile run/2000 m row
45 box jumps
40 kettlebell swings
35 burpees
30 wall balls
25 plate overhead lunges
20 toes to bar
15 kettlebell snatches
10 pull ups
1 mile run
Repeat back up the ladder
*wear a vest, if you can
Background: This workout is dedicated to Anna Victorious tragically lost her year-long battle with cancer on June 7, 2018, she was just 38. She was diagnosed in June 2017, when her daughter was only 6 months old.
“Anna would light up every room she walked into with her infectious smile. She would always have the time of day for anybody. Whether it was just for a chat, a shoulder to cry on, or offering guidance to people who asked for it.”
“Anna showed incredible strength, bravery, resilience, and kindness through her treatment and beyond. She never lost that infectious smile on her face. She continued to help people and change their outlook on life throughout her cancer journey. She truly was and still is a huge inspiration to so many people.”
She was a wife, a mother, and an Armed Response Police Officer with Thames Valley Police (UK). She met her husband, Ed, during a firearms course in 2010. They married 10 days before she passed away.
In 2021 Ed plans to row the Atlantic in her memory via @doitforanna and to raise money for Victoria’s Promise @victoriaspromise who supported Anna throughout her hard-fought battle by providing counseling, specialist beauty treatments, and cleaning services. Childcare was on offer along with wig funding. But according to Ed, what Anna got most out of Victoria’s Promise was the Affinity workshops which brought together young women going through similar journeys and challenges.
Anna was a keen CrossFitter and trained at CrossFit Aldermaston @cfaldermaston (Aldermaston, UK). She loved a chipper WOD, hence the format of this workout. During her treatment, she did some fundraising which involved a 24 wodathon, which she took part in mid-chemo. Her efforts helped the event raise £31,000 for charity.
Anna had a saying from Alice Morse Earle that she lived by, “Every day may not be good but there is something good in every day.”
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